I agree that Summerlicious menus are not the way to experience fine dining in Toronto. That said, I've had some great meals during summer/winterlicious but the trick is to stay away from the big names like Canoe, Centro... which are probably all booked anyway, unless you want the 5pm seating. I was dragged to Canoe once during summerlicious and it was entirely forgettable and very different than at other times. The last time I was at Bymark for lunch during summerlicious,...

I spent virtually every Friday night and Saturday at my maternal grandparents home growing up in MTL. My sister and I were definitely their favorite grandkids since my mother was the only child they had living in the same city and we spent lots of time with them. My uncle lives in New Zealand so my grandfather, who (like my dad) was very involved in the Jewish community and causes, had essentially pinned all his hopes of succession on me and I would often go with him to...

Had an awesome four-day weekend up at the Blue Moutain Resort with two other families and kids. The weather was perfect. The kids had a blast at the pool and beach; the wives went to the spa and massage; and my two buddies and I had cold beers and backgammon in the sunshine and a couple of flasks of doublewood and some doobies at night by the water.

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thanks. they seemingly caught it early and all 5 neuros think it has gone as far as it's going and they've started immunoglobulin or whatever but it's rather scary regardless.
My father had Gullain-Barre about 18yrs ago and it's scary as f@ck! If they caught it early, as was my dad's case, the treatment is usually quite effective. It took several months but my father eventually recovered completely with...